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What have all you knuckleheads been up to?

Night putting, hanging out at the lumberyard, etc.

Wha’sup Pesky? Hope all is well and your dodging covids I’m still building guitars and still sucking at playing them , I just found this place also . Good to hear you got banned , congrats that’s awesome, cheers

It wouldn't have felt like the real AGF again till pesky got banned, and returned, and probably gets banned again a couple more times and repeats the process. So thanks everyone for moving us along that necessary process. It feels just a little more like the familiar old home already.

Glad you're back @peskypesky.

We switched to a brewing and baking format, by subscription.

Sorry.

A pandemic?

I just had to take the day off to have my septic pumped. 1st time in 20 years so I guess I shouldn't complain. If it was going to happen this would be the year, right? And you?

nomadh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:50 am I just had to take the day off to have my septic pumped. 1st time in 20 years so I guess I shouldn't complain. If it was going to happen this would be the year, right? And you?

Yup sh** happens...

Speaking of being banned, I got banned from Parler two days ago.

So much for their much ballyhooed dedication to free speech.

nomadh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:50 am I just had to take the day off to have my septic pumped. 1st time in 20 years so I guess I shouldn't complain. If it was going to happen this would be the year, right? And you?

I've just been chillin' in San Antonio, my hometown. It's really nice being back, even with the pandemic having shut so much down.

I am lucky to have a free place to stay. My mother passed a year ago, and I'm living in her house. I'm going to be one of the co-executors, but things got tied up due to one a-hole sibling and covid. Worked out well for me I guess.

None of my 4 siblings live in San Antonio, so I've been here "guarding" the house and my mom's giant hoard of possessions. I've started collecting her purses to start selling on Ebay. So far, I've found 300. Many with the tags still on.

Haven't been playing as much guitar as I should. But I'm starting again.

I'm healthy and really enjoying early retirement. It's the bomb.

speaking of guitars, I pulled my Xaviere JTT travel guitar out the other day and once again am just blown away by what a fantastic sounding and playing guitar it is. And I bought mine brand new for $99. It's a shame they're no longer available.

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:59 pm Speaking of being banned, I got banned from Parler two days ago.

So much for their much ballyhooed dedication to free speech.

I didn't even know what Parler was until a few days ago, based on what I've been told you aren't missing anything worthwhile.

It's all good here, slide up a chair and stay a while.

Welcme back Pesky . We could use a resident shit stirrer though.

peskypesky wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:13 pm What have all you knuckleheads been up to?

Strats.

6 reworked strats, I'm in knee deep.
All 3 x single coil.
All 7.25 fretboards, all 2-7/32 bridges.
They all play great, different pups.
A few cheaper sets that sound very good, and some pricey sets. Vintage to modern-vintage.
One neck even has vintage smallish frets, which I bought by mistake, and feels great.
4/64ths action and I can still bend full step all over, nfp.

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:52 pm Strats.

6 reworked strats, I'm in knee deep.
All 3 x single coil.
All 7.25 fretboards, all 2-7/32 bridges.
They all play great, different pups.
A few cheaper sets that sound very good, and some pricey sets. Vintage to modern-vintage.
One neck even has vintage smallish frets, which I bought by mistake, and feels great.
4/64ths action and I can still bend full step all over, nfp.

Well, you're living up to your name!!

I have 6 Strats myself.

I bought those headphones you recommended.

They are indeed great!

I've just been gaming/streaming, getting kinda close to hitting "affiliate" on twitch lol.
Built PCs for 3 of my friends, got a new case and a few upgrades for mine. Got a new job (though that's not really a new occurence with me lol), don't start til January 4th though due to some fuckery with their liquor license.

Hey Pesky! Glad you're back!

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:59 pm Speaking of being banned, I got banned from Parler two days ago.

So much for their much ballyhooed dedication to free speech.

Well...I hope you can still access the kitchen...it would be a shame to miss any meals....

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:46 pm

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:52 pm Strats.

6 reworked strats, I'm in knee deep.
All 3 x single coil.
All 7.25 fretboards, all 2-7/32 bridges.
They all play great, different pups.
A few cheaper sets that sound very good, and some pricey sets. Vintage to modern-vintage.
One neck even has vintage smallish frets, which I bought by mistake, and feels great.
4/64ths action and I can still bend full step all over, nfp.

Well, you're living up to your name!!

I have 6 Strats myself.

Perhaps you can change your handle to "toomanystrats" ?

I'm still poking holes in dead cows.

Tonray's Ghost wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:16 pm

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:46 pm

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:52 pm Strats.

6 reworked strats, I'm in knee deep.
All 3 x single coil.
All 7.25 fretboards, all 2-7/32 bridges.
They all play great, different pups.
A few cheaper sets that sound very good, and some pricey sets. Vintage to modern-vintage.
One neck even has vintage smallish frets, which I bought by mistake, and feels great.
4/64ths action and I can still bend full step all over, nfp.

Well, you're living up to your name!!

I have 6 Strats myself.

Perhaps you can change your handle to "toomanystrats" ?

And thats not including 3 SX p90 strats, 3 HH partscasters, and 1Jeff Beck partscaster strat that i may get around to re-vamping before long. 1 or 2 of those may sell soonish. Its been the other 6 vintage style ones that I have been obsessed with, and most recently love playing. ( a 6 strat shoot-out is ongoing).

I had to break out an SX LP yesterday to prove to myself that I havent reverted to just playing strats again. And sure enough, it sounded awesome. ...An SX Callisto GT, with Bigsby, with Dave Stephens' HD57' pickups.
Its got a very good Duane GT earlier tone. Dave Stephens dissected a 57 that was dead, to find it was wound with slightly thicker wire, amongst some other specs he is not sharing. I got a pair of them and a pair of his Black Beauty set. My 2 best sounding PAF style humbucker sets, to date. Never tried Throbak, or Chevallier, however.

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:59 pm Speaking of being banned, I got banned from Parler two days ago.

So much for their much ballyhooed dedication to free speech.

Got a link to the thread that got you banned or did they delete it?

mkgearhead wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 1:41 pm

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:59 pm Speaking of being banned, I got banned from Parler two days ago.

So much for their much ballyhooed dedication to free speech.

Got a link to the thread that got you banned or did they delete it?

they banned me and blacklisted my phone number, so I can't access any more.

I think maybe I got banned because I wasn't making enough death threats on Pelosi, Biden, Obama, the Supreme Court, Barr, McConnell, etc.